MONMOUTH COUNTY – With floor to ceiling windows and a sprawling golf course, you wouldn’t know you’ve stepped onto a shuttered military facility when at Gibbs Hall.

The former Fort Monmouth officers club, which has been taken over by restauranteur Tim McLoone, sits atop a hill on the golf course and offers a space for events, including cocktail parties, golf outings, bridal showers and weddings.

“Most people think that since the Fort shut down everything affiliated with the property has shut down as well,” Tory Branch, event coordinator at Gibbs Hall, said in an email. “With every event we host the more people are able to come and see that we are open so the word of mouth helps as well.”

With the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the Jersey Shore, where many of McLoone's establishments are located, eight events planned at the Sea Bright, Long Branch and Asbury Park locations had to be moved to the military base, Branch said.

“People can expect the same outstanding service and food quality that they have come to know over the years at our other locations,” she said.

Nearby, Joe’s is a sports bar on the property, which opened in October 2011, is also owned McLoone, and Branch said the restaurant is named after McLoone's father.